Best of Golden Girl Finance: January 2015

Happy New Year, readers! Miss us? We’ve certainly missed you. And we’re back with our best content for the first month of 2015.

Poverty is an ugly social issue, and it can be hard to fully understand if you haven’t experienced it. We had the opportunity to take part in a simulation of the trials and tough realities faced by Canada’s impoverished families – read on to get the full story about our experience.

Feeling not-so-satisfied with your salary increase (or lack thereof)? Sometimes it pays (pun intended) to simply ask your boss for a few incentives to make up for what’s missing from your salary. To start this new year off right, we offer five ideas for “creative” raises you shouldn’t overlook for 2015.

One Night in Poverty (Part 2): The 3-Point Survival SystemYou’ve fallen behind on your bills. You’re getting more calls from collection agencies than you are from the people in your life to whom you actually talk. And did we mention you’re between jobs? How one woman survived in the face of poverty…

In two years, Cait Flanders paid off $30,000 in consumer debt, lost 30 lbs., and quit drinking — and that’s just where her story starts. After the B.C.-based writer found herself sliding back into mindless spending and … Read More

Just like that, it’s February. The holidays are over. Groundhog Day has passed. It’s now super awkward to greet someone with “Happy New Year.” And all the calendar stores in the malls have cleared out to … Read More